Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '21 at 20:14
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 261 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 692 72% 577 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 358.91 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.5% Average	Lighting 60.6 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 61.7 49% 64.3 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 55.1 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 128GB-$190 585 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 300 312 301 303 215 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 608 Write 316 Mixed 315 SusWrite 287 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 28.3 98% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 32.2 72% 151 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 116%
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB-$503 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 51GB free Firmware: M311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 292 346 183 310 310 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 459 Write 375 Mixed 316 SusWrite 293 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 22.5 100% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 30.6 76% 167 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 100%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 148 157 148 157 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 157 Mixed 102 SusWrite 153 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 154 165 161 164 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 167 Mixed 108 SusWrite 162 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra 252GB 134 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 29GB free, PID 558a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 26.8 Write 19 Mixed 21 SusWrite 12.6 26% 19.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.5 166% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 31%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB 1,366 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 114GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 9.8 7.2 7.1 7.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	8.64% Terrible	Read 30.5 Write 15.8 Mixed 12 SusWrite 7.3 19% 16.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.2 39% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.64% Great: 37%
SanDisk Ultra 250GB 790 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 161GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 12 12 11 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 15 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 12.3 24% 19.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 2 152% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.1% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 17.8 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 87%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,674x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	312x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	525x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	254x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	197x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	173x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	125x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	183x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	158x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	102x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $638

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16